Does a prisoner have a right to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses at a disciplinary proceeding?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from King v. Villegas, Case No. 1:17-cv-00676-EPG (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2018):
Prisoners do not have a constitutional right to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses at disciplinary proceedings. Ponte v. Real, 471 U.S. 491, 510 (1985).
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